@dswanson Good books stand the test of time. Especially when written by such gifted and insightful authors.
@dswanson Both are wonderful books. Thanks for the reminder on both of them! I haven’t returned to either for quite some time, and maybe this is a good prompt.
@ayjay I just received an email suggesting ways to promote a book that sounds like the book I’ve written but is not. I wondered if others were receiving emails helping to promote my book with their name on it. So perturbing but also sometimes makes me laugh.
@JimRain Amen and amen.
@ablerism Oof. I didn’t know about Dillard until I read your post. That’s hard to hear. Berry’s passing has gutted me in a very deep way, and this adds to it. Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, Teaching a Stone to Talk, and The Writing Life are all so meaningful to me.
@jaheppler Definitely worth the read!
@ablerism Wow. What a deep connection with that day through the friendship Brian had. Thank you for sharing this photo and perspective, which hit me as so meaningful.
@ayjay Thank you for sharing these reflections. Those photos of the old neighborhood are beautiful for someone who’s never been there but would be utterly shocking when the homes of your youth are no longer there. Praying for you these days.
@mwerickson Here is the recording.
@ReaderJohn I had that feeling, too, when I read it. Lord, have mercy on us!
@ReaderJohn This is beautiful, John. Thank you for sharing.
@ayjay Thank you for sharing this. Praying for you, Teri, and the entire family walking through this journey with your mother.
@mwerickson It also reminds me of the delightful exchange of letters between Wendell Berry and Gary Snyder, collected in Distant Neighbors, much of which relates to poetry, nature, and the sacred.
@ayjay I’m sorry to hear about the family health difficulties. My own writing on it was therapeutic for me as much as anything else. I appreciate that you mentioned Standing by Words which was one of first few books by Berry I read and loved, but I rarely hear it mentioned.
@dswanson Thank you, David. I’d love to hear your reflections as well.
@ReaderJohn :)
@ayjay I just spent the last ten days largely off-line while on vacation with Kelly, and I wonder if I really missed anything by not being online. We walked through open plains of the driftless region of Wisconsin, hiked along rivers, had wonderful conversations over lingering meals…I’m wondering whether it’s worth signing back on.
@dswanson That’s a good haul!
@mjkaul That is a pretty amazing gift within a gift!
@grmr Thanks for sharing. A friend just shared an article with me by McCormack on Barth’s kenotic theology, so a second mention feels significant. I’ll take a look at his book.
@davoh Now you just have me curious…